Lindsay has been on her own reality series on US TV where she has revealed a celebrity sex list, says she recently had an abortion and was shown slipping and drinking alcohol as she tried to stay sober.

Great ammunition for a chat show to quiz her about. But Lindsay had other ideas.

LiLo: “You are taking the p*** aren’t you?”

It got off to a bad start when Alan offered her Capri Sun and Um Bongo to drink instead of his usual globe of alcohol.

“You are taking the p*** aren’t you?” She said failing to see the funny side.

She talked briefly about her show but then said “I am not discussing this. That’s not funny,” when her sex list was mentioned.

Any other serious subjects were glossed over, she “doesn’t know” the last time she had a drink.

And even when Alan tried to have fun, talking Instagram photos and how to take the perfect selfie, she moaned: “Ok this is getting a little awkward. You are going to have a programme just on selfies now.”